The governing body is made up of representatives from the community, the local authority, staff and parents. The governing body are responsible for ensuring high standards of achievement for all pupils by:
Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that money is well spent.
Governors meet as a full governing body six times a year and are supported by the work of two sub-committees:
The Resources committee which meets once a term to focus on staffing, finance, premises and facilities
The Development & Strategy committee which meets once a term to focus on progress and attainment, strategic targets and priorities for school development, data analysis and performance management.
Governors may also serve on panels of governors to:
Appoint the headteacher and other senior leaders;
Appraise the headteacher;
Set the headteacher’s pay and agree the pay recommendations for other staff;
Hear the second stage of staff grievances and disciplinary matters;
Hear appeals about pupil exclusions
The role of governor is largely a thinking and questioning role, not a doing role. Click on the link below to find out about the people that make up the Governing Body and the ways in which they contribute to strategic decision making at Caldecott.
All of our Governors can be contacted through the school office.
The composition of the FGB is as follows:
4 Parent Governors 1 Local Authority Governor 1 Staff Governor 1 Headteacher 7 Co-opted Governors
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Name of Governor Area of Responsibility | Type – Appointing Body – Term of Office 2022-2023 record of attendance for FGB and Committees | Nature of declared interests | Date Interest began or declaration |
KATY WALSH
| Headteacher – Ex-officio
01/09/2015
FGB – 6 of 6 meetings Resources – 3 of 3 meetings D&S – 4 of 4 meetings
| Employed – Caldecott Primary – Headteacher Trinity Learning - Trustee |
27/09/2019
19/09/2023 |
MARCEL AHMEDZAI Vice Chair
General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Pupil Premium | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 19/09/2023 – 18/09/2027 (2nd term as governor)
FGB – 6 of 6 meetings Resources – 2 of 3 meetings D&S – 4 of 4 meetings
| Employed - Cadence Design Systems Limited Spouse – Employed at Caldecott – Higher Level Teaching Assistant | 17/11/2004
30/04/2021
04/09/2023
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ALAN NELSON Chair
Health and Safety Finance Link Governor | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 19/09/2023 – 18/09/2027 (2nd term as governor)
FGB – 5 of 6 meetings Resources – 3 of 3 meetings D&S – 3 of 4 meetings
| Employed – Mercer Limited – Master Trust Strategist Spouse – Secretary of Friends of Caldecott | 21/09/2021 01/09/2021
04/09/2023 |
REBECCA MONK
Safeguarding Anti Bullying PSHE Link governor Online safety Attendance Whistleblowing Filtering and monitoring
| Elected by Parents 28/01/2021 – 27/01/2025 FGB – 6 of 6 meetings D&S 4 of 4 meetings | Nothing to declare |
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PETER LANIGAN
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 13/07/2021 – 12/07/2025 FGB – 0 of 6 meetings Resources – 0 of 3 meetings | Not declared |
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RUTH MARTIN
| Elected by Staff
07/02/2022 – 06/02/2026
FGB 5 of 6 meetings
D&S 4 of 4 meeting
| Nothing to declare | 10/09/2023 |
JONATHAN KELLY
Maths
| Elected by Parents
10/03/2022 – 09/03/2026
FGB 4 of 6 meetings
Resources 1 of 3 meetings
| Nothing to declare | 19/09/2023 |
CHLOE THOMPSON
Governor training Skills audit | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body
12/07/2022 – 11/07/2026
FGB 5 of 6 meetings
| Nothing to declare | 06/09/2023 |
FAY CROFT
English | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body
19/07/2022 – 18/07/2026
FGB 6 of 6 meetings
D&S 3 of 4 meetings
| Nothing to declare | 18/09/2023 |
VACANCY | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body |
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VACANCY | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body |
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VACANCY | Local Authority - Nominated by LA, Appointed by Governors |
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VACANCY | Elected by Parents |
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VACANCY | Elected by Parents |
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Governors’ who have stepped down in the past 12 months | |||
JAMES JEFFERY
| Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 12/07/2022 – 11/07/2026 (2nd term) Stepped down on 11/07/2023 |
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JONATHAN PALMER
| Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 01/02/2022 – 31/01/2026 Stepped down on 11/07/2023 |
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HARRY ROUTLEDGE
| Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 14/07/2020 – 13/07/2024 (2nd term) Stepped down on 30/08/2023 |
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MARCEL AHMEDZAI
| Elected by Parents 06/11/2019 – 05/11/2023 Stepped down on 19/09/2023 |
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ALAN NELSON
| Elected by Parents 06/11/2019 – 05/11/2023 Stepped down on 19/09/2023 |
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